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| Thread ID: 91934 | 2008-07-23 07:23:00 | 'Is' or 'Are'??? | jwil1 (65) | PC World Chat |
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| 691371 | 2008-07-23 09:06:00 | I suppose it must be plural (or zero) if it is "not one" ;) Evidence is here (pressf1.co.nz). |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 691372 | 2008-07-23 09:31:00 | "Are" sounds a lot better. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 691373 | 2008-07-23 10:35:00 | Ain't English wunnerful? | johcar (6283) | ||
| 691374 | 2008-07-23 16:31:00 | The fact that "pages" is a plural, indicates that the correct word is "are" . Pages is, is not applicable, but pages are works well . English IS wonderful . . it has rules and that lets one communicate with elegance and elan . "None" is not a noun, but "pages" is a noun . "None" is a modifier in the sentence . The modifier reflects the noun and the verb sets tense . |
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| 691375 | 2008-07-23 19:17:00 | No need to get tense about it - it's only grammar. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 691376 | 2008-07-23 21:26:00 | . . . and that none of these pages is blank . " They are asking someone to check that not a single page is blank . i . e . The number of blank pages is zero . Only if zero is plural would I agree that "are" is correct . |
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